of Titus Andronicus.
10521015Who found this letter, T
amora was it you?
10531016Tamora. Andronicus him
selfe did take it vp.
10541017Titus. I did my Lord, yet let me be their baile,
10561018For by my Fathers reuerent toombe I vowe,
10571019They
shall be ready at your highnes will,
10581020To an
swere their
su
spition with their liues.
10591021King. Thou
shalt not baile them,
see thou follow me.
10601022Some bring the murthered body,
some the murtherers,
10611023Let them not
speake a word the guilt is plaine,
10621024For by my
soule, were there wor
se end than death,
10631025That end vpon them
should be executed.
10641026Tamora. Andronicus I will intreat the King,
10651027Feare not thy
sonnes, they
shall doe well enough.
10661028Titus. Come L
ucius come,
stay not to talke with them.
10681029Enter the Empresse sonnes with Lauinia, her handes 10691030cut off, and her tongue cut out, & rauisht.
10701031Deme. So now go tell and if thy tongue can
speake,
10711032Who twas that cut thy tongue and raui
sht thee.
10721033Chi. Write downe thy minde bewray thy meaning
so,
10731034And if thy
stumpes will let thee play the
scribe.
10741035Deme. See how with
signes and tokens
she can
scrowle.
10751036Chi. Goe home, call for
sweet water wa
sh thy hands.
10771037Demet. She hath no tongue to call, nor hands to wa
sh'
10781038And
so lets leaue her to her
silent walkes.
10791039Chi. And twere my cau
se, I
should goe hang my
selfe.
10801040Dmet. If thou had
st hands to helpe thee knit the corde.
10841043Who is this, my Neece that
flies away
so fa
st,
10851044Co
sen a word, where is your hu
sband:
10861045If I doe dreame would all my wealth would wake me.
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